I. frit ‧ ter 1 /ˈfrɪtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb
fritter something ↔ away phrasal verb
to waste time, money, or effort on something small or unimportant
fritter something ↔ away on
He frittered away a fortune on fast cars and gambling.
II. fritter 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: friture , from Latin frigere ; ⇨ ↑ fry 1 ]
a thin piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat covered with a mixture of eggs and flour and cooked in hot fat
apple/corn/banana etc fritter